Here are the candidates for local, state, federal offices on March ballot in Stanislaus area
Stanislaus County voters will cast ballots in a number of local, state and congressional elections during the presidential primary March 5.
Modesto is holding a primary election for mayor because of charter amendments in Measure G, approved by city voters in 2022. A runoff will be held in November 2024 if the winner on March 5 does not get a majority of votes.
No contest emerged for three seats on the county Board of Supervisors. The incumbents get a free pass to another term, and six Superior Court judges are unopposed on the ballot.
More than a dozen candidates are running for two state Assembly and three congressional seats on the primary ballot.
California holds an open primary, with the top two vote-getters in state and congressional districts advancing to the November election, regardless of party affiliation and vote percentages. The candidates in the March 5 election include:
Modesto: Mayor Sue Zwahlen, seeking a second term. She’s challenged by Sebastian Jones and Dewey Bedford Jr.
County Board of Supervisors: Incumbents Vito Chiesa, Channce Condit and Matthew “Buck” Condit are not opposed.
Superior Court: Judges Joseph Distaso, Valli Israels, Sweena Pannu, Maria Ramos Ratliff, Stacy Speiller and Carrie Stephens are not opposed.
Assembly District 9: Republican incumbent Heath Flora of Ripon, challenged by Tami Nobriga, an American Independent and retired businesswoman from Lodi.
Assembly District 22: Republican incumbent Juan Alanis of Modesto, challenged by Democrat Jessica Self, a children’s advocate and businesswoman from Modesto.
U.S. Representative District 5: Republican incumbent Tom McClintock of El Dorado Hills, challenged by Democrat Michael Barkley, a lawyer and accountant from Manteca, and Steve Wozniak, a nonpartisan and business owner of Modesto.
U.S. Representative District 9: Democratic incumbent Josh Harder of Manteca, challenged by three Republicans: Khalid Jeffrey Jafri, an engineer and businessman from Tracy, Stockton Mayor Kevin Lincoln, and John McBride, an athletic performance coach from Stockton.
U.S. Representative District 13: Republican incumbent John Duarte of Hilmar, challenged by former Democratic Assemblyman Adam Gray of Merced.
Riverbank Unified School District: Measure N would reauthorize $2.1 million in bonds for school repairs and improving student safety. The measure requires 55% voter approval.
